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MILITARY, NAVY, ETC. 255 '
1l26. VVhere any soldier shall appear in a state of in-
toxication, it will be more prudent for a Constable, should
the occasion require it, to communicate on the subject
with the officer under whose command the party is, or with
the nearest military guard or picquet, and to refrain, ex-
cept in a case of strong public necessity, from taking him
-into custody, orotherwise interfering with him. If the
soldier is under the charge of his sobercomrades, the Con-
stabulary ought not to interfere, unless the soldier en-
danger the public peace by his riotous conduct, or obstruct
the police in the execution of their duty, or be otherwise
gullty of offences against the laws, when he is to be at once
arrested, and brought before a magistrate, in order that
the case may be disposed of by him (and not by the
nlllltary authorities) in the same manner asthat of any
civilian in like circumstances.
1127. VVhenever the Constabulary find it necessary to
ndculf a soldier in uniform under their charge, he should
fever be marched through the streets unless such a course
15 absolutely unavoidable, but a covered conveyance should
9 provided.
1128. District Inspectors and Head and other Constables
Should be able‘ accurately to inform any detachment of
troops passing their quarters of the distances of all places
"l.tl1eir districts; of the number of soldiers and horses that
ha
gmlght be billeted at their stations, or within a mile of
. ml; the number of horses and carts or cars that might be
".nPI‘essed upon an emergency; and generally of the statis-
1,;3; Of their several districts. (See also sectioiis,259 to
1129. Though the Constabulary are to afford to the officer
Commanding. any detachment of troops that may halt at
911‘ quarters such information as will enable him to pro-
Sure 3- guard-room, and a place of security for his baggage,
“Cw they are on no account to share with the troops the
S onstilbulary guard-.i‘ooIn or barracks, or in any respect to
“ggest or interfere with-them in their arrangements.
' 1130. Military I’1'isone7‘s aml Dettichvnents on Line of
‘ arch-,‘The foregoing regulation is not to prevent the
oonstablllary from allowing a military detachment, halting
Stgbtlre night only, toplace in the strong room of :1. Con-
I60 11 ary barrack. military prisoners, provided the strong
"1 18 not required for civil prisoners at the time. If